Thursday? RUGBY Day!

We're delighted to announce that next Thursday we will be hosting the Amlin Challenge Cup Trophy, the RaboDirect PRO12 Trophy and the British & Irish Cup.  These form the treble of trophies won by Leinster Rugby last season.

We will also have the Women's Six Nations Trophy and (hopefully) one of the grand-slam winning players too.  There will be a chance for people to get out of class to get their photographs taken with the trophies, but only rugby players will be allowed out of class.

We will also kick-off training for the year next Thursday, so remember your gear and your gum-shield. Especially your gum-shield!

Thanks to Niall Neville of Leinster Rugby for offering to bring the trophies in to us.

Congratulations to Leaving Certificate Students

A quick congratulations to all of the St Mac Dara's RUGBY players who are receiving their Leaving Certificate results today.

Two weeks to the new season

So on the one hand it's terrible to see the end of the Summer Holidays looming, but on the other hand it does mean that we're close to the start of the new season.  Most clubs have already begun their pre-season training and there's also been a busy tag season throughout the summer so lots of our players have been kept really busy!

Timetables aren't ready yet so we can't confirm our training times just yet, but it looks like Thursday after school might be the best option at this stage, so pencil in Thursday 29 August as our first day of training!

And please, don't forget your gumshields, okay?

Railway Union launch Schools 7s Programme for this season

It's great to see that Railway Union RFC have launched their Schools 7s programme for the upcoming season.  We were fortunate enough to be involved last year in this programme and every girl who took part enjoyed it immensely, as well as gaining great experience from it.

The coaching is delivered under Mere Baker, a former New Zealand Women's Rugby player with vast experience in playing, coaching and winning (Hong Kong Sevens SIX times  - count 'em!).  She is a fantastic coach who always challenges and encourages players to perform to their best.

This year Railway Union RFC have expanded their programme to include Junior Players from first to third year.  This is a great opportunity to play and to develop and we will be collecting names for this programme right from the start of term.

Full details will be available by clicking on the link below.  There's also a video showcasing the great experience available also by clicking here. 

http://www.railwayunionrfc.com/index.php/2013-05-27-09-39-46/item/104-railway-launch-girls-7s

We also have to say well done to Railway Union, and especially their Director of Rugby John Cronin for having the courage and foresight to build women's rugby in Ireland from the ground up.  Thanks John!